Genesis 40:23
“Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.”
Genesis 40:23 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- But the chief butler, when things prospered with him, forgot his interpreter.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but forgat him.
- DARBYDarby
- But the chief of the cup-bearers did not remember Joseph, and forgot him.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- Yet the chief cupbearer didn't remember Joseph, but forgot him.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- and the chief of the butlers hath not remembered Joseph, but forgetteth him.
- BPVBiblePics Version
- Yet the chief butler did not remember Joseph; he forgot him. ###
Context: Genesis 40
About Genesis 40: Joseph Interprets Dreams in Prison
Joseph interprets the dreams of the Pharaoh's cupbearer and the baker and is later called upon to interpret the Pharaoh's dream. He correctly predicts seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Commentary
Genesis 40 is a chapter that focuses on two of Joseph's fellow prisoners, the cupbearer and the baker of Pharaoh. Both of these men have dreams that Joseph interprets for them. The cupbearer's dream is interpreted as a sign of his imminent release from prison, while the baker's dream is interpreted as a sign of his impending death.